emm typing of M nontypeable invasive group A streptococcal isolates in Israel

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4655-4659

  Moses, Allon E ^a   Hidalgo Grass, Carlos ^b   Dan Goor, Mary ^b   Jaffe, Joseph ^a   Shetzigovsky, Ilanit ^a   Ravins, Miriam ^b   Korenman, Zinaida ^c   Cohen Poradosu, Ronit ^a   Nir Paz, Ran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EMM GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G'; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0141923816     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4655-4659.2003     Document Type: Article

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